Toucheng () is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
on the
Taiwan Railways Administration
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) is a railway operator in Taiwan. It is an agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, responsible for managing, maintaining, and running conventional passenger and freight railway services ...
Yilan line
The Yilan Line () is the northern section of the Eastern Line of the Taiwan Railways Administration in Taiwan. It has a length of 95 km.
History
This railroad was completed in 1924 as the Giran-sen during Imperial Japanese rule over Taiwan. ...
located in
Toucheng Township
Toucheng Township () is an urban Township (Taiwan), township in Yilan County, Taiwan, Yilan County, Taiwan. The township includes Guishan Island (Yilan), Guishan Island and Guiluan Island in the Philippine Sea. The Senkaku Islands, known in Manda ...
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Yilan County,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
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History
The station was opened on 25 April 1920.
Around the station
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Lan Yang Institute of Technology
Lan Yang Institute of Technology (LYIT; ) is a private college in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
LYIT was originally established as Fushin Junior College of Technology in March 1966. In 1983, it was renamed Fushin Institute o ...
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Lanyang Museum
The Lanyang Museum (LYM; ) is a museum about the local area in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History Engineering
In 1989, local Yilan personnel proposed the establishment of Kailan Museum. In December 1992, Yilan County Government e ...
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Lee Rong-chun Literary Museum
The Lee Rong-chun Literary Museum () is a museum in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
The museum building used to be the principal's dormitory of Toucheng Elementary School. The building was then declared a historical building b ...
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Toucheng Old Street
The Toucheng Old Street () is a street in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
Name
Toucheng means ''First Town'' literally. It used to be known as Touwei Street.
History
Toucheng Old Street was used to be known as Touwei Street () in earl ...
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Wushi Harbor
The Wushi Harbor () is a harbor in Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.
History
The harbor was inaugurated in 1826. It used to be the commercial hub for cargo ships entering and leaving the area during Qing Dynasty. In 19th century, there ...
See also
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List of railway stations in Taiwan
There are currently six operating railway systems in Taiwan:
The two Inter-city rail systems, Taiwan Railways and Taiwan High Speed Rail, have several overlaps in station names. See below ''Taiwan High Speed Rail'' section for their relations in ...
References
1920 establishments in Taiwan
Railway stations in Yilan County, Taiwan
Railway stations opened in 1920
Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration
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